Pantie girdle



M. LAGUZZI PANTIE GIRDLE July 3, 1956 s-Shetl g Mariel/(2911 22 i FiledAug. 4, 1954 ATTORNEYS M. LAGUZZI PANTIE GIRDLE July 3, 1956 Filed Aug.4, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 vnlalnalll 3? INVENTOR ATTORNEYS PANTIE GIRDLEMario Laguzzi, New York, N. Y., assignor to Poirette Corsets, Inc., NewYork, N. Y.

Application August 4-, 1954, Serial No. 447,717

2 Claims. (Cl. 2--37) This invention relates to girdles and pantiegirdles, more particularly for womens wear.

A basic object of this invention is to provide, in garments of the kindhereinafter described, a means whereby an uplifting and supportingeffect may be obtained on the lower portions of the buttocks of thewearer and whereby such effect may be had through an even distributionof the pull or supporting functions of certain specially located bandsof elastic material, without interference of the latter with a smoothsnug fit of the garment at the waistband portion thereof.

In the formation of womens garments of the foundation type which areformed to confine the figure it is the practice to use fabric havingeither a two-way stretch, or a one-way stretch, or to combine thetwo-way and oneway stretch fabrics. It is an object of this invention.to provide a combination girdle and pantie having front and rear panelsof the one-way stretch characteristic with side panels of the two-waystretch characteristic and with elastic reinforcing bands secured to theside panels and extending rearwardly and downwardly from the mid-portionof the front panel to the lower portion of the rear panel. The inclinedreinforcing bands produce an uplifting of the buttocks of the wearer andeffect a flattening thereof, as well as a flattening of the stomach.

Another object of this invention is to provide a garment of this typewherein the upper portion of the garment is formed with a two-waystretch from the edges of the front panel entirely around the back.

A further characteristic of this garment is in the disposing of upwardlydivergent stays in the upper portions of the side panels with a pair ofshort stays secured in the side edges of the front and rear panelsadjacent the upper portion thereof. The stays eliminate any tendency forthe upper portion of the garment to bulge or wrinkle, so that the bodylines will be entirely smooth.

A further characteristic of this garment is in the placement ofangularly related elastic bands having a one-way stretch lengthwisethereof which has the effect of dividing the two-way stretch side panelsinto a series of connected panels each having an individual orindependent confining characteristic.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in thearrangement, combination and details of construction disclosed in thedrawings and specification, and then more particularly pointed out inthe appended claims.

ln the drawings, wherein there is shown a preferred embodiment of thisinventive concept:

Figure 1 is a front view of the pantie girdle of the instant invention;

Figure 2 is a rear view thereof;

Figure 3 is a side elevational view thereof;

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary view of a constructional detail;

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken substantially along the line 55 ofFigure l as viewed in the direction indicated by the arrows;

States Patent" Fatented July 3, 1956 Fig. 6 is a sectional view takensubstantially along the line 6-6 of Figure 1, as viewed in the directionindicated by the arrows;

Figure 7 is a sectional view taken substantially along the line 7-7 ofFigure 3, as viewed in the direction indicated by the arrows; and

Figure 8 is a sectional view taken substantially along the line 88 ofFigure 2, as viewed in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout theseveral views of the drawing.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, the garment of the instantinvention comprises a front panel 10 tapered at top and bottom asindicated at 11 and 12, respectively, and a rear panel 13. Panels 10 and13 are comprised of elastic material characterized by a one-Way stretchin a vertical direction, there being no horizontal elasticcharacteristic in these two panels.

Side panels 15 of completely elastic material, that is, elastic bothvertically and'horizontally, are provided and connect front panel 10 andrear panel 13. Inserts 16 are stitched to the lower portion 12 of thefront panel and the lower portions of the side panels, preferably byzigzag stitching, as indicated at 20, the under edges of the adjacentpieces being reverted to provide a smoother joint, as indicated at 20a(see Figure 6). The lower portion of the garment is provided with acrotch piece 21 of inelastic material, and the leg portions thus formedare provided With elastic bands 22 to which garter members 23 may beattached if desired.

While the garment described is defined as a pantie girdle, it will beunderstood that the crotch piece 21 and bands 22 may be omitted ifdesired and a conventional girdle thus provided.

Each side panel 15 is reinforced by an elastic band 25 which is securedas by zigzag stitching 26 to the inner side of the elastic side paneland which extends from a mid-point of front panel 10 to a point adjacentthe lowermost portion of rear panel 13.

A second reinforcing band 27 extends from the midpoint of the frontpanel 10 upwardly to a V-shaped insert 28 in the center of the topportion of each side panel 15, the bands 27 being secured interiorly ofthe side panels 15 as by means of zigzag stitching 29. Each of V-shapedinserts 23 is provided interiorly, as best shown in Figure 4, with apair of intersecting non-elastic pockets 30 adapted for the reception ofstiffening members 31, to impart a degree of rigidity to the garment atthe upper extremity of the sides thereof.

An additional elastic band 32 extends from each V- shaped portion 28downwardly and rearwardly to the lower portion of rear panel 13, theband 32 being secured to the side panel 15 by means of zigzag stitching33.

The upper portion 11 of front panel 10 is provided, along the junctureof its diverging edges with the adjacent side panels 15, with inelasticpocket members 35 containing stiffeners or stays 36 to impart a degreeof rigidity to the upper front portion of the garment (see Figure 5).

Above the top of rear panel 13, which it is to be noted, is shorter thanthe adjacent side panels 15, there is provided a rectangular insert 37,provided at the juncture of its sides with the side panels 15 withinelastic pockets 38 which contain stiffening elements 39 similar to theelements 31 and 36. The insert 38 is hand stitched as indicated at 40 tothe adjacent portions of side panels 15 and rear panel 37.

A reinforcing elastic band 41 (see Figure 4) is secured as by zigzagstitching 42 about the entire top of the garment.

From the foregoing, it will now be seen that there is herein provided animproved girdle which serves to retain the figure of the wearer andwhich evenly distributes the pull for the supporting-function of thegarment by virtue of the-specific location of the bands of elasticmaterial, andwhich further provides a smooth snug fit at the waistbandportion thereof and efiects an uplifting and supporting of the lowerportion of the buttocksro'f the wearer, thus accomplishing all theobjects of this invention, and others, including many advantages ofgreat practical utility.

As' many'ernbodiments may be made of this inventive conceptpand as manymodifications may be made in the embodiments hereinbefore shown anddescribed, it is to be understood that all matter herein is tobeinterpreted merely as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

, I'claim:

l. A girdle comprising front and rear panels each havinga longitudinalelastic characteristic, side panels secured between said front and rearpanels, said side panels having a 2-way stretch characteristic, a pairof oppositely extending elastic bands with one of said bands extendingfrom substantially the mid-point on each side edge of said-front paneldownwardly and rearwardly to the lower portion of said rear panel, asecond pair of oppositely extending elastic bands withone of saidbandsextending from the upper central portion of each side panel to the lowerportion of said rear panel, a third pair of oppositely extending elasticbands with one of said bands extending upwardly from the mid-point ofeach side edge of said front panel to the upper central portion of saidside panel, said elastic bands each being secured to said side panels,the bands of each side of the garment defining a relatively largetriangular 2-way stretch area with surrounding 2-way stretch areascapable of stretching independently of said triangular area, a V- shapedinsert secured in the upper edge portion of each side panel and formedof 2-way stretch material, and a pair of upwardly divergent staysoverlying the connections between said V-shaped panels and said sidepanels,

said second and said third pair of elastic bands having their upper endsterminating at said 'V-shaped inserts.

2. A pantie girdle compiising front and rear panels each having alongitudinal elastic characteristic, side panels secured between saidfront and rear panels, said side panels having a 2-way stretchcharacteristic, a pair of oppositely extending elastic bands with one ofsaid bands extending from substantially the mid-point of each side edgeof said front panel downwardly and rearwardly to the lower portionofsaid rear panel, a second pair of oppositely extending-elastic bandswith one of said bands extending from the upper central portion of eachside panel to the lower portion of said rear panel, a third pair ofoppositely extending elastic bands with one of said bands extendingupwardly from the mid-point of each side edge of said front panel to theupper central portion of said side panel, said elastic bands each beingsecured to-said side panels, the bands of each side of the garmentdefining a relatively large triangular 2-way stretch area withsurroundinglrway stretch areas capable of stretching independently ofsaidtriangular area; a V- shaped insert secured in the upper edgeportion of each side panel and formed 'of2-way' stretch material, a pairofvupwardlydivergent stays overlying the connections between saidV-shaped panels and said third pair of elastic bands having" their upperends terminating at said V- shaped inserts, and a crotch piece securedto the lower end edges of said front and rear panels and said sidepanels.

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